U18 World League

Hippo Pool
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Vaidas Rakauskas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Mosbius Designs getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ceferino Txurio hit a great ball. Simonas Bielinis hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Mosbius Designs's Ricardo Ortzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Mosbius Designs from getting a goal against them. 21 minutes into the match, Vaidas Rakauskas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Ortzi. Mosbius Designs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vaidas Rakauskas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 24 minutes into the game, when Andrius Klusas put in a rough tackle. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Savage Hippo! Jogaila Palčiauskas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guaberto Galo went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Jonatan Urre might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jogaila Palčiauskas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonatan Urre ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 47th minute, Valentas Podėris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Guaberto Galo made the kick off in the second half. Jogaila Palčiauskas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatan Urre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jogaila Palčiauskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Txurio in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Cheche came free, but Jogaila Palčiauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simonas Bielinis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Ortzi having to interfere. When Simonas Bielinis came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Savage Hippo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Simonas Bielinis couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Mosbius Designs's Cayetano Gaxan got a free kick in the 71st minute. Simonas Bielinis kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of Mosbius Designs booed when Savage Hippo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nojus Mitkevičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simonas Bielinis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Cheche came free, but Jogaila Palčiauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.